Chapter 29 The Nanny's Niece's Counterattack
She said she wanted it, so he couldn't just refuse, could he?
Fang Yihuai: "Okay." He wouldn't go so far as to ask her for the key to the classroom. If she didn't have it, so be it. He just thought the class was a bit noisy during evening self-study.
Meanwhile, the results of the Biology League and the Physics League were almost out. A few people checked them, and it wasn't surprising at all that Zhang Mo had gotten a perfect score in Physics. Lin Wei, on the other hand, stared at the two results she had found for a long time.
She scored 100 in physics, which obviously qualified her for the provincial team. But in biology, her score of only 80 was a bit glaring. This was the first time she had ever scored so low.
Surprisingly, even with only these scores, she still ranked within the top forty. Her score of 80 placed her 31st, which surprised her.
"I made it to the top?" She still couldn't quite believe it. An 80-point score would be excellent in a regular exam, but in previous competitions, it was definitely average. Before this, she hadn't imagined she'd be among the top forty in this biology competition, so seeing that she'd made it filled her with indescribable joy—even more so than when she'd made it into physics.
However, the thought of the upcoming provincial team training base made Lin Wei feel a sense of urgency.
She didn't do very well on the test this time. Should she continue like this? Lin Wei couldn't give up, especially since her eyes were fixed on the score of 80, which still bothered her.
That's too low. Given enough time, she could have scored higher. Because of this, she's prepared to keep striving.
But before that, she still has to deal with the final exams. Before she knew it, the final exams were coming up again.
If someone had told her a few months ago that she would have achieved her current results, Lin Wei would not have believed it at all, because at first she just wanted to get good grades, and she had already achieved first place in her grade a long time ago.
Now, it's clear that her goals are no longer limited to ordinary academic performance.
In the system space, she immediately put aside physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and English, and began to study politics, history, geography, and Chinese poetry recitation.
Textbooks that were once extremely difficult for her to memorize have now become easy. This change is very subtle, and you might not even notice it if you don't pay attention. But when this change becomes a qualitative leap, it becomes quite remarkable.
Lin Wei looked at herself and realized that she had memorized almost everything in just three days, but she still couldn't process it.
I didn't know she was so amazing.
Moreover, if she had been asked to carry these things a few months ago, she would have been devastated and resentful. But now, she does more than she says, and it seems that hard work has become a habit.
"Habits are truly terrifying," Lin Wei sighed. "But it's also quite good." A smile curved her lips. Only knowledge acquired through learning truly belongs to oneself, which is far more useful than relying on others.
After the final exams, everything seemed to go on fast-forward, with everyone preparing to pack their bags and go home. Lin's parents even called to ask if she wanted to come home for the New Year, or stay with her aunt.
Because of the competition, Lin Wei couldn't choose either option. "I have to stay here and participate in the competition training. I won't be able to go back this winter vacation."
Because I was afraid they wouldn't understand what it meant, I specifically explained the importance of the competition to them. As for how important it was, the older generation wouldn't understand all the complicated details. I just told them that they could go directly to university without having to study for the senior year of high school or take the college entrance exam.
This surprised everyone. Several uncles and elders from Linjia Village were nearby. When they heard Lin's father ask, "How can someone go to university without taking the college entrance exam? Is my youngest son trying to fool me?"
The uncle, who was a little more knowledgeable, roughly understood what was going on. He thought to himself, "This niece is amazing. As long as she's not lying, she'll definitely soar to great heights in the future." He explained to his younger brother and father, "There's more to going to university than just taking the college entrance exam, but the requirements are very difficult."
"The competition she's talking about must be a national-level competition, and you have to get one of the top few places. Dad, second brother, our family might really be about to produce a genius."
Because of this, Uncle Lin had the foresight to invest in Lin Wei. This time, he transferred 10,000 yuan to her in one go. He had transferred 2,000 yuan before only because of face-saving and because his own father was watching, but now he did it willingly.
He did all this for his good-for-nothing sons. If his niece ever made something of herself and could offer them some guidance, it would be better than living day by day like this.
Lin Wei was stunned when she saw the money. "Wow!" she exclaimed, feeling like she'd suddenly become a millionaire. But she wasn't stupid; she knew why her uncle had given her so much money. However, if she really became successful, would she forget his kindness?
To be honest, this money really relieved her immediate crisis, because the training cost 600 yuan, including accommodation and meals. The winter camp might also require additional fees, and who knew how long her previous savings would last? Lin Wei calculated her current money; adding this 10,000 yuan, she had 12,800 yuan left.
Now she's not worried about money anymore. As long as she doesn't spend it extravagantly, she feels like she'll never run out of money.
After that, Aunt Lin also called to ask her about it. When she learned that she was going to participate in the competition, she felt the same way as Lin's parents and uncle. It seemed that their Lin family was really going to produce a great scholar.
Since she couldn't offer any real help, she could only transfer money to her. Aside from anything else, the Qin family's salary was quite high, but Lin Jinhui, used to a life of poverty, was rather frugal. However, this time she was unusually generous, sending Lin Wei five thousand yuan. Afraid Lin Wei would feel burdened, she waited until after sending the money to tell her.
"You need to study hard, but you also need to take care of your health." It's obvious that the competition is not as simple as she makes it sound.
Lin Wei felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing this, and replied, "Yes, I understand, thank you, Auntie." She was quite adept at being affectionate with those close to her.
Zhang Mo stared at her sweet voice as if he were seeing her for the first time, but then, remembering how she had teased the stray cats last time, he realized it was perfectly normal.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Wei turned around and saw a face. She was startled, but when she saw it was him, she patted her chest and said, "You scared me to death! How come it's you?" There was a hint of complaint in her voice.
Zhang Mo didn't argue, and simply said, "I'm sorry."
Lin Wei, not wanting to remain angry, asked, "What do you want from me?" This person wouldn't come to her unless there was a reason; he wouldn't normally contact her for no reason.
Zhang Mo: "I wanted to ask if you want to come with me to the provincial training base in two days?" Anyway, we're from the same school, in the same location, and it's on the way.
After understanding, Lin Wei agreed without much hesitation, "Sure, when do we leave? Should we take a taxi or the bus?"
Zhang Mo: "Either is fine. My original plan was to take a taxi, since I need to pack my luggage. It might be a bit troublesome to carry it on the bus, but if you want to take the bus, that's fine too."
Lin Wei: "Then let's take a taxi." This surprised him, and he looked at her, not understanding when she had become so generous.
Lin Wei glanced at him sideways, "What kind of look is that? I'm not that stingy." She'll spend money on things she should spend, but she won't spend a single penny on things she shouldn't.
"But it's agreed that we'll split the fare." She wasn't going to pay him more than he should.
Zhang Mo fell silent. Although he didn't need her to pay, did she have to emphasize it? And she even said she wasn't stingy.
Fang Yihuai originally wanted to say goodbye to them during the winter break, but when he saw the two of them standing together and talking about the provincial training base, he regretted it.
"I should have signed up for one too." Now I can play around at home as much as I want, but I always feel like I'm falling behind.
Neither of them paid him any attention. They just made it sound like the competition was so easy, it made you want to punch them.
Fang Yihuai complained, "You're isolating me." But no one paid any attention to him.
Lin Wei couldn't stand his dramatic act and looked away with disdain. To be honest, when she first saw his name on the rankings, she thought he was distant and that she had a biased view of him. Now, well... The two of them had the same attitude, turned around at the same time, and left.
Fang Yihuai was left standing there all alone, looking utterly desolate.
Two days later, Lin Wei packed her luggage and met up with the person at the school gate. Of course, Zhang Mo paid for the fare in the end. As far as he was concerned, he didn't care about the money and was too lazy to see her transfer half of the money to him.
Upon hearing this, Lin Wei immediately put away her phone and stopped the transfer. "Boss, you're so generous." She had been so slow with the transfer; Zhang Mo wasn't blind, he was just too lazy to bother.
Half an hour passed when we arrived at the provincial base, and by then some people were already strolling around inside.
Many of them are students from the city's No. 1 High School, but they are older students. There are also some from foreign language schools. Only these two schools have a relatively large number of students who made the shortlist.
After Zhang Mo helped her carry her luggage to her dormitory entrance, he said goodbye and left. Lin Wei quickly bought some things at the supermarket downstairs.
This brings us to something. The coaches at the training base only gave them one day to familiarize themselves with the environment. For others, they would only need to attend classes for one morning or one afternoon each day, leaving half a day for other things. But for her, because she had qualified for two competitions, she had to attend physics classes in the morning and biology classes in the afternoon. She was so busy that she had to make the most of her time.
After a busy day, Lin Wei met with the people who had made it to the provincial team the next day.
There were 42 people who qualified for the physics competition this time. She didn't know any of them except for Zhang Mo. Moreover, apart from a few people who lost 0.5 points, the rest of the 42 people entered with full marks. Lin Wei's score was not conspicuous among them.
The only thing that caught other people's attention was her appearance. It's rare to see someone who's both academically gifted and good-looking, but this time, several people in the class had appeared in this way.
Because everyone is a competitor, apart from those who knew each other from the beginning at the same school, most of the others are more like lone wolves.
Lin Wei saw that the teacher came in and didn't say anything, but just handed out the test papers for them to do. She knew that this time it wouldn't be easy.
Sure enough, as soon as she saw the questions, she was transported back to the scene of her last competition exam. Each of these questions was no less difficult than the first and last questions that had stumped her in the physics competition.
Is this a show of force?
The new members of the provincial team are usually quite arrogant, but they fell silent upon seeing this test paper. It wasn't a question of whether they knew how to do it, but rather whether they had enough time.
There's a saying, "Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice." It's a real shame if, no matter how capable they are, they can't get high scores because of time constraints.
However, Lin Wei had no such concerns. To put it bluntly, her brain's processing speed and calculation ability far surpassed that of 98% of people. So, upon seeing these questions, she immediately started writing, at a speed that was nothing short of life-or-death. Anyone who didn't know better would think she'd die if she wrote too slowly.
That's a joke. During the last physics competition, she was able to finish a whole problem in the remaining eight minutes. Even if she couldn't finish all the problems, as long as she had a solution in mind, she could definitely finish them.
This also meant that, excluding the time spent thinking, her problem-solving speed was quite remarkable among these people. Those closest to her, seeing her speed, were once again amazed that someone could make it into the provincial team.
As expected, those who make it into the provincial team are no ordinary people. There are always people better than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding. If you become complacent with your results this time, you'll be proven wrong sooner or later.
In fact, Lin Wei was not as ordinary as she thought. At least among so many contestants, the physics coach had watched her more than once. A perfect score of 100 was not uncommon, but among so many contestants who had signed up for both biology and physics competitions, she was the only one.
However, he also had some concerns: could she balance the two subjects? This was without his knowledge that she had also been exempted from the math competition.
It's fair to say that Lin Wei spent most of her mornings and afternoons taking exams; it was all about exams, leaving her head full of nothing but questions.
She couldn't imagine what kind of hellish training would follow if the provincial training base was already this brutal.
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